The price of Brent crude oil fell below $49 per barrel

MOSCOW, may 4. /TASS/. The cost of the futures on Brent crude oil with delivery in July 2017 in the course of trading on the ICE exchange in London fell by 3.7% to $48,92 per barrel, according to the auction.

In recent times the price of this oil was below $49 per barrel on 30 November 2016.

Against this background, the Russian ruble continued to fall against the dollar and the Euro. So, the dollar during trading session on the Moscow stock exchange as of 18:48 GMT rose 86 cents to 58,24 ruble, the Euro by 1.37 ruble, ruble to 60.48.